Stronghold 4 Raises the Drawbridge and Brings Castle Warfare Back for Another Siege
Firefly Studios used the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct to provide another look at Stronghold 4, and the venerable castle-building series appears determined to remember exactly why people fell in love with it. The latest showing highlighted Skirmish play, where budding medieval landlords can construct fortifications before discovering how quickly carefully arranged stonework becomes somebody else's target practice. Firefly says Skirmish battles can feature seven computer-controlled opponents across 14 battlefields, with eight rival lords available to fight. That should provide plenty of opportunity for the series' familiar mixture of economic management, castle design and large-scale siege warfare. Stronghold has always occupied an interesting corner of the strategy genre: building an attractive settlement is satisfying, but eventually somebody arrives with a trebuchet and strongly disagrees with your architectural choices. Stronghold 4 therefore has to serve two audiences simultaneously – players who enjoy optimising medieval economies and those waiting impatiently to set those economies on fire. The Tokyo presentation suggests Firefly understands that relationship. After numerous spin-offs and experiments, even the straightforward Stronghold 4 name feels like a declaration that the main series is properly back. Somebody put the kettle on. Preferably somewhere beyond catapult range.
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